FireTower@lemmy.worldM to Forgotten Weapons@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoBronze sword with an ornate crystal hilt, China, 5th-3rd century BCEmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1166arrow-down1imageBronze sword with an ornate crystal hilt, China, 5th-3rd century BCEmedia.kbin.socialFireTower@lemmy.worldM to Forgotten Weapons@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWolfdadCigarette@threads.net@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·9 months agoThat’s incredible. How did they apply the pattern? Is it gold/copper wire set onto the crystal or is it carved into the crystal itself?
minus-squareiltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·9 months agoAliens… /s But seriously, this looks like something my cyberpunk character would lug around with them.
minus-squareFireTower@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoGood question, my guess is gold damascene which is basic what you’re describing. Make a groove in the material then hammer wire into it. https://youtu.be/4KM7ySNWuqU?si=
That’s incredible. How did they apply the pattern? Is it gold/copper wire set onto the crystal or is it carved into the crystal itself?
Aliens…
/s
But seriously, this looks like something my cyberpunk character would lug around with them.
Good question, my guess is gold damascene which is basic what you’re describing. Make a groove in the material then hammer wire into it.
https://youtu.be/4KM7ySNWuqU?si=